Reading like a mix of true-crime and polemical narrative history, Cesarani's book investigates a shady murder mystery of violence, cover-ups and expediency that throws light on Britain's legacy in the Middle East. ''From the Hardcover edition.''

Reading like a mix of true-crime and polemical narrative history, Cesarani's book investigates a shady murder mystery of violence, cover-ups and expediency that throws light on Britain's legacy in the Middle East. ''From the Hardcover edition.''